Daughter Shows What Alzheimer’s Did To Her Mother Over 2 Years, And Her Last Works Will Break Your Heart
Alzheimer’s is a terrifying disease with devastating effects, but for someone who’s never witnessed it, it can be hard to imagine concrete examples of how it might change a person. A 34-year-old Reddit user from Camden, New Jersey, just posted a photo that illustrates her own mother’s battle with Alzheimer’s, and it’s absolutely heartbreaking to look at.
Using 14 crocheted squares made during the 2 years following her diagnosis, the woman shows the slow progression of her mother’s condition – and her fading abilities to complete the skill she once loved. “…She made squares for a while, then the circles, then the little pieces of crochet, until she got to the point where she just carried around the needles and yarn in her purse,” the user writes on Reddit. “It has been a few years since she was able to speak and several since she was able to identify who I am.”
Other users have rallied around her with support, and according to her responses to their comments, her mother is now 66, meaning she has survived 12 years of the disease. If you think someone you love may be showing signs of Alzheimer’s, or if you’re having trouble coping with a loved one already suffering, call the Alzheimer’s Association Helpline at 1-800-272-3900.
“The Progression of Alzheimer’s Through My Mom’s Crocheting”
People responded with their own harrowing experiences with the disease
If you think someone you love may be showing signs of Alzheimer’s, or if you’re having trouble coping with a loved one already suffering, call the Alzheimer’s Association Helpline at 1-800-272-3900
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Share on FacebookI shivered while looking at the photo. Somehow this simple set sully shows how disgusting and horrible dementia is. It takes everything that makes person unique and throws it in toilet and then nothing remains, just body without mind. No memories, no personality, nothing. I so wish they could find cure for such diseases.
I saw on tv once, there was a grandpa who kept returning to the police office to report a missing case every day. He's reporting his wife went missing. Turns out, she never went missing, she just died sooner than him, but he can't remember that. He can't remember the funeral and all that. His last memories of her is when she went outside. So he thinks she went missing. So sad.
My grandpa kyle had Alzheimer's and died of a stroke a few years ago. he couldn't remember that he was in his own house or that he was married to my grandma, but the most heartbreaking thing, to me at least, is that he never, ever forgot me. all you had to do was say my name and his whole face would light up. he loved me so much and remembered me till he died. he was often heard asking nurses and my grandma when I was going to come back and visit, just after i left the room. It really does a tool on a person and I have never seen anything as horrible as someone forgetting their whole life, and only remember one part.
l lost my father to Alzheimer's 4 years ago..l moved back to the family home to care for him from March 2009 till l finally put him in a nursing home one month before he passed, August 2013..l miss the dirty ditties he used to sing..l miss that he would call me by my first two names, 'Carol Elizabeth' and l would call him 'father dearest'..out of us six kids l think it was my disabled brother that he finally forgot last..in the end l was just the person who used to care for him..one of the things l was grateful for because of the disease was that when transferring him from chair to chair he gave me cuddles and one time a kiss..the importance of this is that he and his family were not affectionate people to us as we grew up..no kisses, no cuddles, no 'I love you's'..l cherish those moments, specially if l had followed everybody else advice of putting him in a nursing home sooner..
Load More Replies...My grandma lived with us my whole life, until the Alzheimer"s became so bad that we had to put her in a nursing home. She lived to be 93 years old, just a body with a mind that had been gone for a long long time. My brother and I were with her when she died, and it was such a blessing to let her go so that she was free. Being a single woman with no family left and being 50 years old, I will end my life if I'm ever diagnosed with dementia of any form. Those of us who have lost our loved ones are begging for a cure. Please help us!
I have worked with the elderly and Alzheimer’s is the most cruel disease to have to witness. Family would come to visit relatives and were crestfallen that their parents, aunts or uncles would have more of a "bond" with staff than themselves. I tried to explain that it's more of a familiarity, but it's hard for them to see that the person they have loved their whole lives are fading away, becoming a stranger. My own Gran was diagnosed and it took over rapidly, She had spent 3 months in a recliner and had to be fed, she wouldn't move or speak, just sleep and we thought this was how her last days would play out...... until one day she almost reawakened, talking, walking and laughing again. We know it won't last and it's just part of the progression but it was amazing to almost have her back
My mom has dementia and is now in a nursing home. She was so talented, she could sew, draw free hand, make flower arrangements and crochet. I think she knew something was going on mentally cause she started crocheting my granddaughters outfits for their barbies and crocheted a Barbie doll for her daughters for us to remember her by. I have so many things that my mom crochet and I won't part with them. When she lived with me I bought her yarn and she crochet doilies for different holidays and then I noticed the difference in their shapes and then it ended with starting to crochet then ripping it out and again and again till I finally got rid of it cause she was getting very agitated. Now she loves her stuffed animals and hums songs to them. She knows we are family but not our names or that my sister and I are her daughters. I pray they find a cure for this horrible disease because my little sister is having memory issues. My moms two aunts(they were sisters) died from this disease too.
My grandmother suffers from dementia,and j gave to confess something..she was always self centred,always talked about how great she us,how she helps everyone,she use to laugh at my other grandma for worrying about me and my brother as we grew up in harsh conditions and so because if her terrible personality I always felt like she will end up with dementia....and so these days I can't deal with her insanity because I never formed a loving bond with her.she was never a nice person and j feel like thus us her punishment for being a b***h yo everyone for no reason.and now she is in the beginning stages where she us depressed and all about nobody loves me,why am I not the centre if everyone's world,and the whole family us just fed up with her bull*rap..sj there I said it-i can't deal with my monster grandma,even though gave in mind,we are doing everything for her that she needs.she just doesn't see it and lives in her own world of sorrow.i always said she will die in tears feeling abandoned
I know i’m very late to this post, but i wanted to say that i’m sorry your grandmother wasn’t a great person, and i’m sorry your family has to deal with a loss and to care for her as she is. Good luck to you all. ❤️
Load More Replies...Personally I have symptoms that I'm afraid might be dementia/alzheimers. I'm scared to death, but don't want to burden my daughter with such an awful possibility. I'm sort of ignoring it hoping it'll go away. The crocheted pieces are heart wrenching. She was reaching as high as she could to hang onto a little memory and her life. Such a poor, dear woman.
Statin drugs can cause those symptoms (cholesterol meds).
Load More Replies...My mother used to get symptoms of dementia, but they were caused by UTIs. Apparently that's not at all uncommon. Treat the UTI and the symptoms would be gone, at least until the next one. I can imagine the pain of losing a loved one to this evil disease.
My grandma has early-onset, genetic Alzheimers (my mom will probably get it, and there's a good chance that I will, too) so the symptoms start earlier and progress more slowly (especially with medication) and in some ways it makes it harder. The changes happen so gradually that for many years she experienced huge emotional disturbance because she noticed her symptoms more and more every day. And for the rest of us, it could be easy to forget it was happening, until one day you stop in for a visit and your grandma who used to do the NYT crossword in pen every day can't even hold a basic conversation anymore. Unfortunately, this also means that even though she's only 72, she's in good physical health and likely has many more years of gradual deterioration to go. It's so heartbreaking and painful, and it just goes on and on. And you can't be sad every time you see her, or there'd be no way to deal with all of that emotion.
She's still with us, and she no longer suffers with the knowledge that she's forgetting things, but every day she disappears a tiny bit more and there's no way to say goodbye or let go - just steady, calcifying acceptance. Watching my mom see her own mother slip away is heartbreaking, as is seeing my grandpa slowly lose the woman he loves. The thought that I may one day lose my mother to the same disease is almost too devastating to contemplate, so now my mom wants to end her own life before it reaches that point. Alzheimer's affects a person's life and family on almost every level, and it's both painful and comforting to know there are so many other people suffering in similar situations.
Load More Replies...Going through Alzheimer's Disease is all that these comments portray and then some. My husband has AD, diagnosed about 9 years ago. He is no longer able to do his mechanics, yard work, household repairs, drive, fix his food or read. He doesn't believe we live where we live (over 17 yrs now), that certain people have died, & sometimes that I am not his wife. His health went downhill in 2012 when his appendix ruptures. He had to have a Pacemaker, and on & on. He is 82 & in reality could actually live many more years. He had a hemorrhagic stroke 2 years ago, went to a rehab/nursing home (horrific experience), then was on hospice when I brought him home less than a month later, not expected to live. He miraculously came back from that & now has seizures which are controlled by med's. I am going on 82 & do have very painful medical issues but nothing considered life-threatening. At this point, I am so overwhelmed but we are not eligible for "help" unless it's paid help.
This hits home with me as well. My MIL was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease and only lived for 2 years after that. She was totally incapacitated after one year. She died at 65 years old. My husband who was so much like her got early onset at 51. He had it for 12 years and his decline was sporadic but huge. the last three years he had Parkinson's disease as well. He was an avid reader and would read 6 or 7 4" thick books a week. The last two years he couldn't read at all but would still have me go to the library and check out all kinds of books for him. He would sit sometimes with the book open upside down and stare off into space, turning a page once in a while. Sadly, he told me that if he ever thought that he had anything like this that he would NOT live like that, he's take his own life. In 12 years I got 14 suicide notes. The last one was on December 17th, 2012. He shot himself through the heart the night before his 64th birthday. This is a hideous disease!
This reminded me of my mother, who also crocheted and was in the early to middle stages of Alzheimer's. Except my mother packed her crochet needles away when guests were coming, and was never able to find them again before she died. I finally found them months later.
Your photo fully shows the deterioration of the brain of someone with Alzheimer's. It is haunting because it looks just like the brain deteriorating away as the crochet pieces were deteriorating. My mother-in-law passed away last August at 93 from this disease. She was diagnosed 5 years prior and we suspected something was not right before that. We are still wondering how she ended up this way. She was very out going, social, and enjoyed having dinner parties. This went on even after her husband died 26 years before she did. She gradually stopped going out (partly because we had to take her car away for every one's safety) and gradually stopped having dinner parties. At the end she just sat in her chair or laid in her bed and slept all day. She is in a better place now. But we still miss her.
They are getting closer than ever to figuring Alzeimer's out. There is a really great series of TED talks about it and things you can do to help mitigate your chances. Plus we need to push for research and support those scientists! I never want to see another grandparent struggle through this!
this will be a great tool for therapists trying to explain the progress of this horrible disease
My mom passed away last year from Alzheimer's. She had it for 10 years. She was in a memory card facility for the last 2 1/2 years. She forgot all of us at the end and could no longer speak. I miss my mom every day but I know she is in a better place now and free from this horrible disease. Alzheimer's is on both sides of my family. Multiple relatives have died from it. I pray I won't be one.
My bf has dementia (he is 70) I am hoping i can take care of him in the future. i have no one to help. So far so good.
:( My Grandma on my dad's side has Alzheimer's and has been a shell of herself for the last five years.
I have worked in senior care and exclusively with victims of dementia for three years. So far my family has escaped this horrible condition but I have worked with enough families who have been slapped in the face by it and have seen the pain. I have seen the embarrassment of a wife mistaken by her husband as his mother (he could not remember his wife aging). I have seen adult children looking for something, anything that may remain from the parents that they once had. It is a long, slow death of a loved one where the body just hasn't yet passed away. One family insisted that the obituary for the father should be taped to the mirror in the mother's room to remind her that he had passed and to stop asking where he went. Every day, several times a day, the mother would see it and would have to feel the grief and pain again and again. (We eventually convinced the family to take it down) My heart truly aches for all of you.
My mother passed last year and she had Alzheimer's. She fought it for around 9 years before it took her.
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My great grandfather died of dementia last year and up until last year he couldn't even recognize his own wife. There was one person though he recognized. It was me. Me and my great Grandma were sad but we knew he now is in a better place. Grandma died a few months later. I miss them. They basically raised me. It hurt to see him forget even how to simply talk in one complete sentence.
My mom was an avid crossword puzzler. I found her stack of crossword books on a visit before she was diagnosed. I knew she was in deep trouble when I saw that she could barely write letters anymore...the victims are so good at hiding the problem while they still have a grasp on reality...well Mom was, anyway.
This is so sad. Brought tears to my eyes. What a great visual indication of this terrible disease. My mom is also showing signs of this. Very hard and sad to see anyone you love go into this decline.
Both of my grandmothers had some form of dementia. One I've never known without it- we tried having her living with us when I was a kid, but had to move her to a facility after she set the kitchen on fire and kept trying to eat inedible things. I don't really have any concept of her personality, and yet I look just like her. One had Parkinson's, which causes dementia. She loved doing crafts, and her first question was always what I was working on. I used to go to her place and guide her hands so she could do it, since it was one of the things that it was hardest for her to accept and even without the shaking, she couldn't remember the steps.
My grandfather died with Alzheimer's. It was the worst thing to see a strong man go through. Thank you for sharing your story.
Alzheimer's is so heartbreaking, I feel so much for all affected by it.
So sorry, lost my mum due to Alzheimers much too early even though she was still physically fit and very strong and could walk for hours and hours. She used to manage to get out of the house and walk down the river, up the mountain etc. and people who lived in the village used to sometimes bring her home. She was happy to get into a car with anyone by then. My father was way too old and unfit to try to go out and find her and I didn't live anywhere near them as I lived in Australia. It was devastating. That series of pictures of the crocheting says it all.
I think I'll just document the good things and let he bad things fade away. If you live in the past and dwell on its misery, you'll just keep experiencing it. For some that seems to be the preferred way of life, and that's OK for them. It's bad enough living through it once; I guess some people have to keep punishing themselves. Enjoy.
I can't imagine what can possibly be funny about this.
Load More Replies...I shivered while looking at the photo. Somehow this simple set sully shows how disgusting and horrible dementia is. It takes everything that makes person unique and throws it in toilet and then nothing remains, just body without mind. No memories, no personality, nothing. I so wish they could find cure for such diseases.
I saw on tv once, there was a grandpa who kept returning to the police office to report a missing case every day. He's reporting his wife went missing. Turns out, she never went missing, she just died sooner than him, but he can't remember that. He can't remember the funeral and all that. His last memories of her is when she went outside. So he thinks she went missing. So sad.
My grandpa kyle had Alzheimer's and died of a stroke a few years ago. he couldn't remember that he was in his own house or that he was married to my grandma, but the most heartbreaking thing, to me at least, is that he never, ever forgot me. all you had to do was say my name and his whole face would light up. he loved me so much and remembered me till he died. he was often heard asking nurses and my grandma when I was going to come back and visit, just after i left the room. It really does a tool on a person and I have never seen anything as horrible as someone forgetting their whole life, and only remember one part.
l lost my father to Alzheimer's 4 years ago..l moved back to the family home to care for him from March 2009 till l finally put him in a nursing home one month before he passed, August 2013..l miss the dirty ditties he used to sing..l miss that he would call me by my first two names, 'Carol Elizabeth' and l would call him 'father dearest'..out of us six kids l think it was my disabled brother that he finally forgot last..in the end l was just the person who used to care for him..one of the things l was grateful for because of the disease was that when transferring him from chair to chair he gave me cuddles and one time a kiss..the importance of this is that he and his family were not affectionate people to us as we grew up..no kisses, no cuddles, no 'I love you's'..l cherish those moments, specially if l had followed everybody else advice of putting him in a nursing home sooner..
Load More Replies...My grandma lived with us my whole life, until the Alzheimer"s became so bad that we had to put her in a nursing home. She lived to be 93 years old, just a body with a mind that had been gone for a long long time. My brother and I were with her when she died, and it was such a blessing to let her go so that she was free. Being a single woman with no family left and being 50 years old, I will end my life if I'm ever diagnosed with dementia of any form. Those of us who have lost our loved ones are begging for a cure. Please help us!
I have worked with the elderly and Alzheimer’s is the most cruel disease to have to witness. Family would come to visit relatives and were crestfallen that their parents, aunts or uncles would have more of a "bond" with staff than themselves. I tried to explain that it's more of a familiarity, but it's hard for them to see that the person they have loved their whole lives are fading away, becoming a stranger. My own Gran was diagnosed and it took over rapidly, She had spent 3 months in a recliner and had to be fed, she wouldn't move or speak, just sleep and we thought this was how her last days would play out...... until one day she almost reawakened, talking, walking and laughing again. We know it won't last and it's just part of the progression but it was amazing to almost have her back
My mom has dementia and is now in a nursing home. She was so talented, she could sew, draw free hand, make flower arrangements and crochet. I think she knew something was going on mentally cause she started crocheting my granddaughters outfits for their barbies and crocheted a Barbie doll for her daughters for us to remember her by. I have so many things that my mom crochet and I won't part with them. When she lived with me I bought her yarn and she crochet doilies for different holidays and then I noticed the difference in their shapes and then it ended with starting to crochet then ripping it out and again and again till I finally got rid of it cause she was getting very agitated. Now she loves her stuffed animals and hums songs to them. She knows we are family but not our names or that my sister and I are her daughters. I pray they find a cure for this horrible disease because my little sister is having memory issues. My moms two aunts(they were sisters) died from this disease too.
My grandmother suffers from dementia,and j gave to confess something..she was always self centred,always talked about how great she us,how she helps everyone,she use to laugh at my other grandma for worrying about me and my brother as we grew up in harsh conditions and so because if her terrible personality I always felt like she will end up with dementia....and so these days I can't deal with her insanity because I never formed a loving bond with her.she was never a nice person and j feel like thus us her punishment for being a b***h yo everyone for no reason.and now she is in the beginning stages where she us depressed and all about nobody loves me,why am I not the centre if everyone's world,and the whole family us just fed up with her bull*rap..sj there I said it-i can't deal with my monster grandma,even though gave in mind,we are doing everything for her that she needs.she just doesn't see it and lives in her own world of sorrow.i always said she will die in tears feeling abandoned
I know i’m very late to this post, but i wanted to say that i’m sorry your grandmother wasn’t a great person, and i’m sorry your family has to deal with a loss and to care for her as she is. Good luck to you all. ❤️
Load More Replies...Personally I have symptoms that I'm afraid might be dementia/alzheimers. I'm scared to death, but don't want to burden my daughter with such an awful possibility. I'm sort of ignoring it hoping it'll go away. The crocheted pieces are heart wrenching. She was reaching as high as she could to hang onto a little memory and her life. Such a poor, dear woman.
Statin drugs can cause those symptoms (cholesterol meds).
Load More Replies...My mother used to get symptoms of dementia, but they were caused by UTIs. Apparently that's not at all uncommon. Treat the UTI and the symptoms would be gone, at least until the next one. I can imagine the pain of losing a loved one to this evil disease.
My grandma has early-onset, genetic Alzheimers (my mom will probably get it, and there's a good chance that I will, too) so the symptoms start earlier and progress more slowly (especially with medication) and in some ways it makes it harder. The changes happen so gradually that for many years she experienced huge emotional disturbance because she noticed her symptoms more and more every day. And for the rest of us, it could be easy to forget it was happening, until one day you stop in for a visit and your grandma who used to do the NYT crossword in pen every day can't even hold a basic conversation anymore. Unfortunately, this also means that even though she's only 72, she's in good physical health and likely has many more years of gradual deterioration to go. It's so heartbreaking and painful, and it just goes on and on. And you can't be sad every time you see her, or there'd be no way to deal with all of that emotion.
She's still with us, and she no longer suffers with the knowledge that she's forgetting things, but every day she disappears a tiny bit more and there's no way to say goodbye or let go - just steady, calcifying acceptance. Watching my mom see her own mother slip away is heartbreaking, as is seeing my grandpa slowly lose the woman he loves. The thought that I may one day lose my mother to the same disease is almost too devastating to contemplate, so now my mom wants to end her own life before it reaches that point. Alzheimer's affects a person's life and family on almost every level, and it's both painful and comforting to know there are so many other people suffering in similar situations.
Load More Replies...Going through Alzheimer's Disease is all that these comments portray and then some. My husband has AD, diagnosed about 9 years ago. He is no longer able to do his mechanics, yard work, household repairs, drive, fix his food or read. He doesn't believe we live where we live (over 17 yrs now), that certain people have died, & sometimes that I am not his wife. His health went downhill in 2012 when his appendix ruptures. He had to have a Pacemaker, and on & on. He is 82 & in reality could actually live many more years. He had a hemorrhagic stroke 2 years ago, went to a rehab/nursing home (horrific experience), then was on hospice when I brought him home less than a month later, not expected to live. He miraculously came back from that & now has seizures which are controlled by med's. I am going on 82 & do have very painful medical issues but nothing considered life-threatening. At this point, I am so overwhelmed but we are not eligible for "help" unless it's paid help.
This hits home with me as well. My MIL was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease and only lived for 2 years after that. She was totally incapacitated after one year. She died at 65 years old. My husband who was so much like her got early onset at 51. He had it for 12 years and his decline was sporadic but huge. the last three years he had Parkinson's disease as well. He was an avid reader and would read 6 or 7 4" thick books a week. The last two years he couldn't read at all but would still have me go to the library and check out all kinds of books for him. He would sit sometimes with the book open upside down and stare off into space, turning a page once in a while. Sadly, he told me that if he ever thought that he had anything like this that he would NOT live like that, he's take his own life. In 12 years I got 14 suicide notes. The last one was on December 17th, 2012. He shot himself through the heart the night before his 64th birthday. This is a hideous disease!
This reminded me of my mother, who also crocheted and was in the early to middle stages of Alzheimer's. Except my mother packed her crochet needles away when guests were coming, and was never able to find them again before she died. I finally found them months later.
Your photo fully shows the deterioration of the brain of someone with Alzheimer's. It is haunting because it looks just like the brain deteriorating away as the crochet pieces were deteriorating. My mother-in-law passed away last August at 93 from this disease. She was diagnosed 5 years prior and we suspected something was not right before that. We are still wondering how she ended up this way. She was very out going, social, and enjoyed having dinner parties. This went on even after her husband died 26 years before she did. She gradually stopped going out (partly because we had to take her car away for every one's safety) and gradually stopped having dinner parties. At the end she just sat in her chair or laid in her bed and slept all day. She is in a better place now. But we still miss her.
They are getting closer than ever to figuring Alzeimer's out. There is a really great series of TED talks about it and things you can do to help mitigate your chances. Plus we need to push for research and support those scientists! I never want to see another grandparent struggle through this!
this will be a great tool for therapists trying to explain the progress of this horrible disease
My mom passed away last year from Alzheimer's. She had it for 10 years. She was in a memory card facility for the last 2 1/2 years. She forgot all of us at the end and could no longer speak. I miss my mom every day but I know she is in a better place now and free from this horrible disease. Alzheimer's is on both sides of my family. Multiple relatives have died from it. I pray I won't be one.
My bf has dementia (he is 70) I am hoping i can take care of him in the future. i have no one to help. So far so good.
:( My Grandma on my dad's side has Alzheimer's and has been a shell of herself for the last five years.
I have worked in senior care and exclusively with victims of dementia for three years. So far my family has escaped this horrible condition but I have worked with enough families who have been slapped in the face by it and have seen the pain. I have seen the embarrassment of a wife mistaken by her husband as his mother (he could not remember his wife aging). I have seen adult children looking for something, anything that may remain from the parents that they once had. It is a long, slow death of a loved one where the body just hasn't yet passed away. One family insisted that the obituary for the father should be taped to the mirror in the mother's room to remind her that he had passed and to stop asking where he went. Every day, several times a day, the mother would see it and would have to feel the grief and pain again and again. (We eventually convinced the family to take it down) My heart truly aches for all of you.
My mother passed last year and she had Alzheimer's. She fought it for around 9 years before it took her.
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My great grandfather died of dementia last year and up until last year he couldn't even recognize his own wife. There was one person though he recognized. It was me. Me and my great Grandma were sad but we knew he now is in a better place. Grandma died a few months later. I miss them. They basically raised me. It hurt to see him forget even how to simply talk in one complete sentence.
My mom was an avid crossword puzzler. I found her stack of crossword books on a visit before she was diagnosed. I knew she was in deep trouble when I saw that she could barely write letters anymore...the victims are so good at hiding the problem while they still have a grasp on reality...well Mom was, anyway.
This is so sad. Brought tears to my eyes. What a great visual indication of this terrible disease. My mom is also showing signs of this. Very hard and sad to see anyone you love go into this decline.
Both of my grandmothers had some form of dementia. One I've never known without it- we tried having her living with us when I was a kid, but had to move her to a facility after she set the kitchen on fire and kept trying to eat inedible things. I don't really have any concept of her personality, and yet I look just like her. One had Parkinson's, which causes dementia. She loved doing crafts, and her first question was always what I was working on. I used to go to her place and guide her hands so she could do it, since it was one of the things that it was hardest for her to accept and even without the shaking, she couldn't remember the steps.
My grandfather died with Alzheimer's. It was the worst thing to see a strong man go through. Thank you for sharing your story.
Alzheimer's is so heartbreaking, I feel so much for all affected by it.
So sorry, lost my mum due to Alzheimers much too early even though she was still physically fit and very strong and could walk for hours and hours. She used to manage to get out of the house and walk down the river, up the mountain etc. and people who lived in the village used to sometimes bring her home. She was happy to get into a car with anyone by then. My father was way too old and unfit to try to go out and find her and I didn't live anywhere near them as I lived in Australia. It was devastating. That series of pictures of the crocheting says it all.
I think I'll just document the good things and let he bad things fade away. If you live in the past and dwell on its misery, you'll just keep experiencing it. For some that seems to be the preferred way of life, and that's OK for them. It's bad enough living through it once; I guess some people have to keep punishing themselves. Enjoy.
I can't imagine what can possibly be funny about this.
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